MICHAELLAWSON

DTC marketer. I've built two consumer brands from scratch — entirely solo, from age 18.

Eleven years of
bad skin.

I've had eczema and acne since I was 11. I tried everything the standard skincare aisle offers. Nothing worked long-term.

When I found beef tallow — an ingredient most people's first reaction to is scepticism — it worked. I looked for a brand selling it properly to men. There wasn't one. So I built it.

Built it. It worked.
Then the government
banned it.

Myst was a nicotine-free disposable vape for people trying to quit smoking who still needed something to do with their hands. I built it entirely solo — brand identity, paid and organic acquisition, Shopify, fulfilment.

The content strategy: no budget for high-production creatives. Just me and a friend filming wherever we could find a decent location, then editing into educational, empathy-first TikTok content rather than product ads.

UK legislation banned the disposable vape category in 2024. Not a business failure — the ground moved. I shut it down and started again.

£0.00 Best single day (organic only)
Margin
0% Store CVR

The brand I had a
reason to build.

Rendered sells beef tallow skincare for men. The product insight came from my own skin — I knew it worked before I ever thought about selling it.

Full-stack operation: Meta Ads, Klaviyo, Shopify, ad copy, content, brand identity, supplier relationships, fulfilment. One person running all of it.

Meta Ads Manager
Klaviyo
Shopify
Direct Response Copywriting
Content Creation
Brand Development
Creative Strategy
Customer Acquisition

Let's talk.

Open to marketing roles — entry to mid level — where I can contribute from day one.